TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Go): Designing, building, and running cloud-native microservices for a real-time payments platform with an accent on high availability, low-latency, and scalability. Focus on microservices architecture, complex distributed systems challenges, and operational excellence in a DevOps environment.

Location: 100% Remote within UK/EU (Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, UK)

Company

%hirify_global% designs, builds, and runs technology that powers the future of payments.

What you will do

Design, build, and run cloud-native microservices in Go that are the backbone of a real-time payments platform.
Build highly available, low-latency, and scalable systems handling billions of payment requests with precision and resilience.
Take full ownership of services: from initial design and implementation to deployment and production support.
Collaborate closely with other engineers in a flat, autonomous team structure, with a strong focus on code quality and continuous improvement.
Work with modern tooling and technologies such as Golang, Kubernetes, CockroachDB, and NATS JetStream in a highly automated DevOps environment.

Requirements

Deep understanding of designing and building distributed systems.
Experience with Go.
Familiarity with cloud and containerisation technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes).
Experience with test automation tools and CI/CD pipelines.
Appreciation of clean code and software engineering best-practice.
Great communication skills who enjoy sharing knowledge and collaborating with others.

Culture & Benefits

100% remote-first engineering team operating in a true DevOps model.
Work in small, autonomous teams with a flat structure and minimal bureaucracy.
Culture of trust, transparency, and accountability, valuing clean code, automation, and continuous improvement.
Emphasis on knowledge sharing, thoughtful pull requests, and collective technical decisions.
Commitment to diversity, open-mindedness, and curiosity.
Guaranteed interview for neurodiverse and physically disabled applicants who meet minimum criteria.

Hiring process

Stage 1: Screening Call with Talent Team.
Stage 2: Take home test.
Stage 3: Technical interview.
Stage 4: Team interview.